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Consolidation of the Sultanate of Rum
In the 1090s Kilij Arslan I rebuilt and consolidated Rum Seljuk rule in central Anatolia from Konya, contending with the Danishmendids and Byzantine …
Timeline
- c. 1092Konya · AnatoliaAfter escaping captivity, Kilij Arslan I returned to Anatolia, rebuilt his father's Rum Seljuk legacy, and established Konya as his seat of rule.
- 1093–1099Anatolia · AnatoliaThe Sultanate of Rum gradually controlled the key routes of central Anatolia, contesting cities and trade roads with the Danishmendids and local Byzantine forces, forming a political landscape of coexisting Turkic beyliks.
Sources
- Sultanate of Rūm https://www.britannica.com/place/Sultanate-of-Rum
- The Cambridge History of Turkey, Volume 1: Byzantium to Turkey, 1071–1453 — Kate Fleet (2009)